On the aircraft carrier "Phoenix Mountain", the flagship of the Pacific Fleet of the Imperial Navy, the combat staff officers on duty are on duty. Admiral Chen Houfu, commander of the Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info Fleet, had already gone to rest. It is very necessary to ensure that you have a lot of energy before the big war.

At 4:30 a.m., there was already a hint of white fish belly on the horizon. The sky also lit up. During this season, the daylight hours are much longer than the nights.

"Order the air-to-air search radar and sea-to-sea search radar of the perimeter warship to be turned on." On the aircraft carrier 'Phoenix Mountain', an operational staff officer gave the order. Because the stability of electronic products such as radar in this era is not very good, it has to be overhauled after a period of use. So, the radar of the fleet is not always on. Especially at night, there is little chance of being easily attacked. So, the radar of the battleship is basically turned off. Even during the day, unless a battle breaks out, it is the warships on the periphery that turn on the radar. After two or three hours, it was replaced to ensure that the fleet's radar was always in working condition.

Several destroyers and cruisers on the periphery, after receiving the order, turned on their radars one after another.

"Drop! Drip! Drip! "As soon as the radar was turned on, the alarm sounded. On the radar display screen, several points of light were rapidly approaching the fleet. A little further away, there are some spots of light. However, the direction of flight is different.

"Damn, enemy aircraft were spotted approaching." A radarman shouted.

The enemy's situation was immediately transmitted to the 'Phoenix Mountain' aircraft carrier, and the staff officers on duty immediately made a correct response.

"Ordered each escort aircraft carrier to urgently take off a squad of fighters. Send someone to wake up the commander. An operational staff officer said.

After the order was given, the fighters parked on the escort aircraft carrier of the fleet took off as soon as possible. Each escort carrier took off a squad of fighters and, guided by radar, flew in the direction of the enemy planes.

At the same time, the commander of the fleet, Admiral Chen Houfu, was also woken up. Hearing the news that an enemy plane was approaching, he immediately rolled over from his bed, put on his clothes, and came to the island.

"What the hell is going on?" Admiral Chen Houfu asked.

"Commander, the radar has detected enemy aircraft approaching us. However, there are not many of them, only four. In addition, a number of enemy aircraft flew in other directions. We believe that this is the Americans searching for our location with fighter jets again. An operational staff officer said.

"It seems that the fish we were waiting for has finally taken the bait. A big war is about to begin! Command the fleet and prepare for battle. Each escort aircraft carrier, ready to take off more fighters. Each of the six capital aircraft carriers prepared a squadron of fighters, dive bombers, and torpedo planes. Admiral Chen Houfu ordered. Because the U.S. military has only two aircraft carriers, it can send up to 100 carrier-based aircraft to attack the Imperial Navy at one time. The fleet's 12 escort aircraft carriers alone can take off hundreds of fighter planes to meet the enemy and protect their own fleet. The main aircraft carrier, on the other hand, should be prepared for a counterattack. 12 dive bombers and torpedo attack planes took off from each capital aircraft carrier, and the carrier-based aircraft taking off from six capital carriers were enough to inflict heavy damage on the US fleet. What's more, the Imperial Navy has two other aircraft carriers in the dark, ready to give the American fleet a fatal blow.

"Yes, Commander." A staff officer immediately went to give the order.

"Inform the Chief of Staff and get them ready. As soon as we figured out the location of the Americans, they took off carrier-based aircraft to attack. Major General Chen Houfu ordered. Although the strength of the American fleet was not weak, he still planned to completely destroy the American fleet with two attacks.

"Yes, Commander." A communications officer immediately went to send a telegram.

The fleet is already preparing to meet the enemy, and on each aircraft carrier, ground crews are refueling aircraft and loading ammunition. The pilots were also being briefed on the operation.

In the sky, the P-36 fighters of the US Army Air Force were sailing rapidly, and in order to be able to find the location of the Chinese fleet, dozens of P-36 fighters of the US Army were scattered to search.

A U.S. P-36 fighter numbered 108 was flying under the clouds, and while the pilot controlled the plane, he sometimes poked his head out to see if there was any sign of the Chinese fleet in the sea below. In order to search for the Chinese fleet on the sea, the American pilots did not fly high.

"Where the hell are these yellow-skinned monkeys hiding? They can't have fled. A U.S. military pilot said on the radio communication channel. After all, everyone knows that the Chinese fleet is not stupid and will not always wait in a certain direction to die.

"Who knows! Anyway, we received an order to search for 400 kilometers, and if we could not find the Chinese, we would return. Another pilot said. If they don't return after more than 400 kilometers, they may not be able to go back. At that time, it is very likely that it will run out of fuel and fall directly into the sea.

"Damn, those bitches in the Navy are clearly using us as cannon fodder! Let's go and find the location of the Chinese, and then they can attack. A rather disgruntled pilot complained.

There are also some contradictions between the US Army and the Navy. Of course, this is quite normal. There are contradictions between the armies and navies of various countries. It's just that the contradiction is not prominent. The kind of contradiction between the Japanese army and navy is very rare in the world.

"Alright, shut up. If you have time to talk about this, let's focus on searching for Chinese. ”

"Yes, sir." The other pilots had to say no more.

At this time, these US planes were not far from the Imperial Fleet. However, they searched the surface of the sea with all their hearts, and they did not find that above their heads, several carrier-based aircraft of the Imperial Navy were already waiting there. However, they received an order to let the Americans discover the traces of the fleet and then launch an attack.

If the Americans did not find a trace of the Imperial fleet, then how could the American fleet attack? How did the Imperial Fleet roughly determine the position of the American fleet based on the direction of the attack of the American carrier-based aircraft?

"Oh God! The fleet of the Chinese. That's a lot of aircraft carriers and battleships! A pilot of the US Army Air Corps exclaimed.

"Quickly report the base, the location of the Chinese."

"Call the base, we found the Chinese fleet, they are in the sea one hundred and fifty kilometers northeast of Brisbane."

"Da Da Da!" At this time, the carrier-based aircraft of the Imperial Navy, which had been waiting at high altitude, launched an attack on these P-36 fighters of the US Army Air Corps.

As the fighter plane dived, the aviation machine guns on the wings began to fire, and tracer shells left two distinct white bands of light in the sky.

"Damn, we were discovered by the Chinese." One of the pilots shouted.

But in the next second, his shouting stopped abruptly. Several bullets from a large-caliber aviation machine gun pierced the glass of his cockpit and killed him.

Having lost the pilot's control, the P-36 fighter plunged headlong into the sea, exploding on the surface of the sea and splashing a jet of water.

Several P-36 fighters of the US military were attacked by the carrier-based aircraft of the Imperial Navy, and they were killed by the carrier-based aircraft of the Imperial Navy in an instant. The remaining P-36 fighters were not able to compete with the carrier-based aircraft of the Imperial Navy at all, and in the process of escaping, they were shot down by the carrier-based aircraft of the Imperial Navy.

However, before they shot down, they had already reported the location of the Imperial fleet to the base, and their base would relay this information to the American fleet. So, their sacrifice is undoubtedly worthwhile.

But is this really the case? All this is simply a trap for the Imperial fleet. Just waiting for the American fleet to come to the door.

U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier 1st Task Force's flagship USS Wasp. Major General Halsey was anxiously awaiting news from the Army Air Corps. On the deck of the aircraft carrier, planes that have been refueled and loaded with ammunition are already on standby. As soon as the order is given, they can take off and attack.

On the decks of the USS Wasp and USS Hornet, as many carrier-based aircraft as possible will take off to attack. According to the plans of Rear Admiral Halsey and Brigadier Spruance, all 18 F4F Wildcat fighters, 36 SBD2 Dreadnought dive bombers and 18 TBD Devastator torpedo attack aircraft aboard the USS Hornet will all take off. Although the USS Wasp carries hundreds of carrier-based aircraft, it is only able to take off 18 F4F 'Wildcat' fighters, 18 SBD2 'Dreadnought' dive bombers and 18 TBD 'Destroyer' torpedo attack planes due to deck constraints. The remaining aircraft will serve as a group of aircraft for the second wave of attacks.

As for their own air defense, they did not prepare fighters at all. Major General Halsey and Brigadier General Spruance were desperate this time. They hope that their carrier-based aircraft will be able to damage the Chinese Navy in one fell swoop. In this case, the Chinese Navy will not be able to take off carrier-based aircraft to launch an attack on them.

Of course, after flying all carrier-based aircraft, the US fleet will also switch to air defense operations. The escort cruisers and destroyers will keep them firmly in the center. At the same time, the fleet will quickly turn around and flee from this area. In this case, even if the plan fails, they will only lose carrier-based aircraft, and the aircraft carrier sea can be saved. Carrier-based aircraft can be replenished at any time and will soon be able to restore combat effectiveness. The next battle has nothing to do with them.

"Your Excellency, Commander, telegram from Army Aviation." A staff officer reported.

"Very good, order the carrier-based aircraft to take off and attack!" Major General Halsey ordered. (To be continued.) )